This study examines the relationship between thought and language by considering the views of Kant and the later Wittgenstein alongside many strands of contemporary debate in the area of mental content. Building on an analysis of the nature of concepts and conceptions of objects, Dr Gillett develops an account of psychological explanation and the subject of experience. He offers a novel perspective on mental representation and linguistic meaning which accommodates the vexed topics of cognitive roles and singular thought. He concludes by outlining certain considerations relevant to sceptical arguments and the nature of perception. Gillett's analysis produces interesting correlations with current work in cognitive and developmental psychology, and is directly relevant to continuing work in epistemology, philosophy of mind, and philosophical psychology.
Reviews
'this is a book for those well down the road of linguistic theory, the struggle for truth claims and meaning in relation to mental states' Carrie Pemberton, Trinity Hall, Cambridge, Theological Book Review, Vol. 7, No. 1, October 1994



Book Information
ISBN 9780198239932
Author Grant Gillett
Format Hardback
Page Count 224
Imprint Clarendon Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 411g
Dimensions(mm) 224mm * 143mm * 18mm